Tire tool



June 26, 1945. o. v. TEEGARDEN 2,378,955

- TIRE TooL Filed Sept. 21, 1945 2 sheets-sheet 1 l June 26, 1945. o. v. TEEGARDEN TIRE TOOL Filed sept 21, 194:5

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ol-FICE 'rma 'rooL otto v. nem-aen. Goshen, Ind. j Application September 21, 1943. Serial No. 503,174 -Y (ci. lsv-s) 7 claims.

My present invention relates to a tire tool particuiariy designed for use iii-connection with a tire handling stand of the kind shown in my ccpending application Serial No. 492,684, filed June 29, 1943. Y

One object of the invention is to provide a tire tool lwhich may be utilized to Vremove a tire from the rim and to also replace the tire on the rim by means of bead engaging shoes carried by the tool to facilitate suchy removal and replacing of one bead of the tire with a minimum of effort and op erations.

Another object is to provide a tire tool designed with two separate shoes, one for removing a tire bead from a rim and the other for replacing it, the two shoes being so associated as to prevent the interference of one' with the other during the separate tire removing and replacing operations.

A further object is to provide a tlre'tool which tions of the tire tool for the tire removing operation. ,v

Figure 5a is an enlargement of the portion of Figure 5 within the circle 5a.

Figure 6 1s a'sectional view on the line t-I of4 Figure 5 showing a portion of. the rim in plan view and illustrating how a tire bead engaging shoe is positioned in relation to the bead of the tire.

Figure 'I is a similar view showing the position of parts of the tire tool after the tool has been swung part way in itsrotation around the tire during the tire removing operation.

Y Figure 8 is a perspective view showingI the tirel tool adjusted for replacing the-tire on the rim, and j Figure 8a is an end elevation of the head 40 and shoe 64 of Figure 8 looking in the direction of the arrow 8a..

is adjustable to various sizes of tires and which is On the accompanying drawings I have used rigidly supported for rotation at its center by coacting with a supporting member such as shown at M and 48 in my copending application whereby lthe handle of the tire tool may be rotated around the reference numeral M to indicate a tube of a center post 32 shown in my copending application. 'I'he tube M is telescoplcally mounted in the post 32 for adjustment purposes and has an inthe outside of the tire to either perform the tire turned flange 46 on its outer end all as fully exnemoving or the tire replacing operation.

Further objects are to provide details of construction of the tire tool winch facilitate its operation, such as rollers for rolling on the rim and on the bead of the tire and pivoting of the bead removing shoe to minimize friction due to drag ot the shoe on the tire bead during the removing operation.

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of my tire tool. whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully pointed out, set forth in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings. in which: v

Figure 1 is an elevation of a head of the tire removing portion of my tire tool to show the construction thereof.

Figure 2 is an elevation of the reverse side of 'Figure 1.

la tire on the rim; the start of the tire removing operation being illustrated.

Figure 5 is a sectional view through a rim, a tire and a portion of my tire tool showing initial posiplained in said application.

The center post 32 is adapted to support a rim R having a tire T thereon as by-coaction of the disc III of the wheel with one of the notches 56 of a flange 42 of the center post 32. The tube 44 is thereby positioned adjacent the centergof the rim and tire.

My present tire tool comprises two parts which may be referred to generally as a bar B and a handle H. The bar B has a head I3 thereon shown in detail in.Figures 1, 2 and 3, and including'rim engaging rollers I2, I4 and I6, and a bead engaging roller I8. The roller I2 is carried by a bracket II and the rollers Il and I8 are held in mounted position by brackets I5 and I9. The rollers I2 and Il are adapted to engage the outer edge of the rim R, said outer edge being indicated at 20 in Figures 5, 5a, 6 and 7, and by dotted lines in Figure 1. The roller IS is adapted Ato engage the peripheral edge 22 of the rim ,(see Figures 4, 5 and 5a) The bead engaging roller Il is adapted to engage the internal edge 24 of the bead of the tire T during operation of the tool as will hereinafter appear. n a

The head l 3 of the bar B also carries a bead removing shoe 2'8 which is pivoted on a substantially radial st ud 28 and is normally constrained toward movement to the position of Figure 6 by a spring 30 inside the shoe. The bar B is slotted as indicated at 34 and has a handle portion 36 for convenience in manipulating the barfsThe handle portion has a perforation 38 for hanging the bar on a suitable supporting hook when not i in use.

The handle H has an elongated body 40 thereon which is provided with a bore in which a handle extension I is slidably mounted. 'I'he extension In is constrained toward its inner limit of telescoping movement by a pair of springs 52 and terminates in a hook-like end |54 for passage through the slot 34 and coaction with the flange as shown in Figure 5.

The body 44 has a bifurcated lI ug il adapted y i to coact with a headed stud l0 `of the bar B durhereinafter appear.

` Practical loperation In-the operation of my tire tool. after the rim and tirehave been supported on the tire stand of my copending application and the tire loosened from the rim, by mechanism supported by said stand, the head Il of the bar B may be inserted between the lower part of the rim and the adjacent tire bead as shown by dotted lines in Figure 5. The inner tube has not been shown, .but

of course would be in the tire casing and would be completely deflated so as to `facilitate this operation. The head i3 of the bar B is merely placed against the tire and pushed inwardly close to the rimand will, after spreading the bead from the rim. slip into the v'space between them as shown by the dotted lines. The head of the bar B being somewhat enlarged, hooks inside the bead and the bar may be swung upto the full line position against the tube 44.v 'Ihe handle H may then be connected as in Figure 4, by. first inserting the hook end 54 through the slot 34 of the bar B. and then inside the flange 46. The handle H is then swung downwardly and the bifrom its minimum diameter position to the proper.

lsize of the tire being removed from the rim. The parts are now in the position-of Figure 4, the

head I3 of the .bar B, however, extending downy wardly from the tube 44 instead of sidewise from furcated-lug -BU is engaged with the headed studl position shown in Fig. 6 to the position shown i in Figure 'l as caused by the sharper angle of the bead and thus aid in the bead removing operation without increasing the drag to a prohibitive extent. During the' removing operation, the bead engaging roller I8 also helps in reducing friction.

When it is desirable to replace the bead on the rim it can be put on about one-third of the way around the rim by hand. andv then the handle H used alone as in Figure 8 for "ploughing" the bead back on the rim.v For this purpose the bead replacing shoe is shaped so as to transfer the engaged portion of the bead from a position outside the rim to a position insideso that when it it for convenience 4in starting the tire removing operation; It has been shown in the position of Figure 4 to fit in the space available on the drawings.

'I'he outer end of the handle H may now be grasped and the handle rotated counter-clockwise, which will cause the bead removing shoe 2l to plough the bead from the rim and permit it to spring over outside of the rim so that after about 200 of rotation of the handle, the tire will be sufficiently removed from the rim that it can be taken off the rest of the way by hand without any difliculty whatever. When speaking of removal, I of course mean the outer bead of thev rim. For most tube repair operations it is not necessary to remove the inner bead as described in my copending application. -If it is necessary,

leaves the shoe it is in its proper position (see Fig. 8a), a flange I5 of the shoe riding'the periphery of the tire rim under constraint of the springs, The handle H is then rotated until the entire bead is back on the rim.

During the tire replacing operation. the valve of the inner tube may be kept from getting away from the operator by a flexible cord Il extending through the tire valve opening 'I2 of the rim R. and screwed onto the tire valve in an obvious manner.

Having described my tire tool, it is believed obvious how it may cooperate with the tire handling stand of my previous application or with any means at the center of the rim for support'- ing the tire tool for rotation. For instance, the hooked end 6.4 may be designed for direct coaotion in the opening of the wheel` disc I0 and the tire tool thereby used on a rim and tire lying on the. floor. Although I have described rollers in connection with the tire tool for engaging the rim and bead, they are not absolutely essential and can be dispensed with if a cheaper type of tool is 'to be manufactured. They do, however, considerably reduce friction and therefore reduce the manual effort necessary for operating the tire tool. 'I'he tool is arranged in two parts to facilitate operation and the parts are so associated and so cooperate with the center post 32 or other support at this lpoint that the tool is instantly adjustable to different sizesof tires. Y

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts of my device withoutvdeparting from the real spirit and purpose of my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claims any modified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents which may be reasonably included within their scope without sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

- I claim as my invention:

l. In a tire tool for use with a supporting means I said supportingmeans, said bar being slotted and said pivot element extending through theslot thereof and interengaging with said supporting means, said handle and bar having another detachable connection for swinging the bar in spoke-like rotation about said supporting means by manipulating the handle.

2. .A tire tool for use in connection with a center post comprising a bar having a head on one end thereof, said head having rollers for travel along the louter edge of a tire rim, and a tire removing shoe and a roller for travel on thetire bead, said shoe being pivoted on a substantially radial pivot, said head being engageable with a tire bead adjacent the rim when said bar is in a position normal to the plane of the tire after the bead is loosened from the rim and adapted to push the bead away from the rim to permit insertion of said head between the bead and rim, said bar being then swingable to a -position substantially parallel to said plane with one portion thereof overlying the end of said center post to lift the tire at one -point out of the rim, means for rotatably retaining said .bar on said center post, and means for rotating itabout said post for successively removing the tire from other points around the rim with said last roller rolling against Vthe bead of the tire. said shoe effecting removal of l the tire from the rim by lateral swinging of the shoe on its'pivot due. to the drag of thebead thereon whereby the shoe aids in effecting such removal. t

3. In a tire tool for use with a center post on which the tire is mounted, a bar rotatably engaged with said center post and having a head thereon, a bead removing shoe carried thereby. said shoe being pivotally mounted on a radial axis on said head, and a handleffor said bar having an element for pivotal and rotating cooperation with said center post, said handle and bar having a two-point detachable connection with each other i'or rotating the bar about said center post in unison with said handle when the handle is rotated.

4. A tire tool comprising a bar having a'head, rollers carried by said head for travel along a tire rim, two along the outer side and one along the periphery thereoikand a pivoted tire removing shoe and a roller ior travel on said tire bead, said head being engageable with a tire bead adjacent the rim when said bar is in a position normal to the plane of the tire and adapted to be used to push the bead after it has been loosened from the rim to a position spaced from the rim. permitting insertion oi' said head to a position between said bead and rim, said bar being thereafter swingabie to a position parallel to said plane to lift the tire at one point out of the rim, and means for rotating the bar about the center o! the rim for successively removing the tire from other points of the rim.

' means biasing said body and extension toward their shortest limit of telescopic movement, said head being engageable with a. tire bead adjacent the rimy when'said bar is in a position normal to the plane ofthe tire and adapted to be used to push the bead after it has been loosened from the v rim to a position spaced from the rim, permitting insertion of said head to a position between said bead and rim, said bar being thereafter swingable to a position parallel to said plane to lift the tire at one point out of the rim, connecting meansl between said bar and said handle. a portion of said telescopic extension passing through aV longitudinal slot in said bar and engaging said supporting element, thereby providing means i'or rotating the bai' about said axis for successively removing the tire from other points around the rim, said head 'being held in engagement with said rim by said spring means.

6. A tire tool comprising a bar having a ra- .dially pivoted tire' removing shoe and a roller for traveling on a tire bead, said bar being adapted for one end thereof to engage a tire bead adjacent a rim when said bar is in a position normal to the plane of the tire whereby said end may be used to space said bead from said rim after the bead is loosened from the rim and thereby permit said end to be positioned between the bead and rim, said bar' being thereafter swingable to a position parallel to said plane to lift the bead of the tire at one point out of the rim, and means for rotatably pivoting said bar at the center of therim whereby rotation of the b'ar removes the bead from other points 'of the rim, said shoe being swung laterally on its pivot by the drag of the bead thereagainst.

7. In a tire tool for use with supporting means positioned at the center of a rim on which the tire is mounted, a bar' having a head thereon. said head having a tire removing shoe pivotally mounted thereon for swinging on a radial axis. and a handle for said bar having a telescopic extension terminating in an element for pivotal and rotating cooperation with'said supporting means,

said bar being slotted and said pivot element exv tending through the slot thereof whereby said bar may be rotated about said center post, said handle and bar having a two-point detachable when it is rotated.

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